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Killam still profiting during pandemic

Morning File, Friday, August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 11 Comments

News 1. McNeil stepping down Stephen McNeil is stepping down as premier. Zane Woodford reports on the surprise announcement, which McNeil made Thursday during a post-cabinet news conference. Says McNeil: Seventeen years is a long time, and it’s long enough. Today I’m announcing I will be stepping down and leaving public office. I have informed […]

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How a ditch and a draft bylaw are threatening a growing meadow in Hammonds Plains

July 30, 2020 By Suzanne Rent Leave a Comment

A meadow garden project on a municipally-owned right-of-way in Hammonds Plains, planted by residents in Kingswood subdivision, has run into some problems because of municipal rules. The meadow garden — started by Donna and Duff Evers, who live in Kingswood — is located on a quarter-acre plot of land the Evers actually mowed for about […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: bees, boulevard garden, Chris Poole, councillor Matt Whitman, Donna Evers, Duff Evers, Kingswood, Maggie-Jane Spray, meadow garden, Niki Jabbour, Penelope Kuhn

Mostly non-COVID Halifax council round-up: Social policy, boulevard gardens, and more

May 12, 2020 By Zane Woodford

Coun. Lindell Smith’s social policy framework passed unanimously at Halifax regional council on Tuesday after a nearly three-year wait, though the councillor worried it lacked teeth. “Everything we do in the city, we have an impact on people’s lives,” Smith said. “We recognize in HRM that we have a role in social policy.” The social...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: boulevard garden, Const. Heidi Stevenson, coronavirus, Councillor Lindell Smith, Councillor Lorelei Nicoll, Councillor Sam Austin, COVID-19, HRM social policy framework, Jacques Dubé, John Traves, Mary Chisholm, pandemic

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

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